opacity
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Synonyms & Antonyms for opacity
Synonyms
ambiguity, ambiguousness, darkness, equivocalness, equivocation, inscrutability, inscrutableness, murkiness, mysteriousness, nebulosity, nebulousness, obliqueness, obliquity, obscurity, opaqueness
Antonyms
clarity, clearness, obviousness, plainness
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Examples of opacity in a Sentence
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The incentives will be for opacity, which could mean absolute insecurity. — The Atlantic, "The Metamorphosis," 11 July 2019 With the zero percent opacity no one can see through it. — Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com, "Lincolnshire trustees give nod to privacy fencing in the Rivershire subdivision," 8 July 2019 Under the systems of slavery and colonialism, the opacity of paternity came in particularly handy. — Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, "The Paternity Reveal," 24 June 2019 And this depth relates, according to the equations, to the sunās opacity, and therefore to its metallicity. — Quanta Magazine, "What Is the Sun Made Of and When Will It Die?," 5 July 2018 Appleās infamous opacity around new products means the app makers donāt have many answers yet as to how Appleās sign in mechanism is going to impact their apps. — Lauren Goode, WIRED, "App Makers Are Mixed on āSign In With Appleā," 15 June 2019 In times like these, the companyās opacity has taken on an extra cost. — Dan Gallagher, WSJ, "Googleās Search Business Needs More Answers," 1 May 2019 But even if the RealImpact system works, its opacity is a real concern which places the potentially valuable details of this public good solely in the hands of a private for-profit company. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "AccuWeather Unveils Its Own Hurricane Scale," 14 Jan. 2019 The film is actually about two brinks, one of them clearly defined and the other not, though no less significant for its opacity. — Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, "āThe Brinkā Review: In the Mind of a Propagandist," 28 Mar. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'opacity.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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